Daily News | Tony B. Watlington Sr.: We must position Philadelphia public school students for lifelong success
The National Assessment of Educational Progress — often referred to as the Nation’s Report Card — sheds light on our resilience in relation to other districts across the country. For example, while students nationwidein fourth- and eighth-grade reading and math, Philadelphia students saw no score change from 2019 to 2022, with the exception of declines in fourth-grade math. Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education during this period, we considered this progress worth building on.
Our next step was to listen and learn from the people of Philadelphia: what the district does well, what needs improvement, and what they think needs to be prioritized. In my first 100 days, we hosted that engaged more than 3,000 educators, school leaders, students, family members, central office and school-based staff, citywide groups, faith leaders, and community-based organizations.
We then assembled a transition team to develop recommendations to shape the district’s future priorities.the School District of Philadelphia’s new five-year strategic plan with five priority areas and 63 strategic actions, accompanied by supporting research. The district will begin to implement the year one strategies in the 2023-24 school year.We cannot teach kids if they are not in school.
That is why, during my first year, we also identified and began monthly reporting on four immediate focus areas:
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